Petition to increase the price to U$59.99

[Capt.Brazil]

The game is on par with Ace Combat 7 yet it is less than half the price of its competitor. We need to support the developer's future projects by giving them more money to work with.

[paomayo]

I would rather not do that. And you can't exactly compare Ace Combat to Project Wingman when it comes to planes: probably part of the reason why the former is sold for basically $60 is to cover the cost of licensing the real-life planes (which the latter avoids by being more creative).

Edit: And also consider that PW is a passion project: the game doesn't suffer from much constraints compared to AC. Only things ATM that slow development are the pandemic, that fact that 2 - yes, 2 - currently work on the game, and they have other jobs and obligations to do.

[King Fossil]

Originally posted by paomayo:

I would rather not do that. And you can't exactly compare Ace Combat to Project Wingman when it comes to planes: probably part of the reason why the former is sold for basically $60 is to cover the cost of licensing the real-life planes (which the latter avoids by being more creative).

Prices are based on how much people are willing to pay, not how much games cost to make. $60 is a normal price for games so that's what they want. If they got every license for free they'd sell it for exactly the same amount as they do now.

[bingbean]

Originally posted by Capt.Brazil:

The game is on par with Ace Combat 7 yet it is less than half the price of its competitor. We need to support the developer's future projects by giving them more money to work with.

If you want support PW devs same as AC7 devs, just buy PW on steam, then on humble and then on GOG.

[Stoogey]

no

[Chibbity]

This is a budget title, that's half the reason it's done as well as it has. Because for what it is and what it costs it's a good deal.

I would have not have taken a chance on this game at 60$.

[Smelgafeld]

Originally posted by Chibbity:

This is a budget title, that's half the reason it's done as well as it has. Because for what it is and what it costs it's a good deal.

I would have not have taken a chance on this game at 60$.

Same . The price is what made me buy it. I mean the screenshots and description as well, but if it had been 60 dollars . It would have been wishlist and wait for sale.

[Naruto 607]

Originally posted by Chibbity:

This is a budget title...

LOL for the budget title. I always love how this game combines every element of Ace Combat to make it look like something that's worth a budget of a classic gamer.

I see no point in getting overpriced for PW to be on par with AC7 here. The clue is how the game is designed and mainly licenses. Take an example of GTA games. I've read the history that licensing issues hit the Vice City and San Andreas sales here. Been around the block and read that AC7 is expensive nowadays because of aircraft licenses, which, if compared to the good old days, they look like... Idk, cheap?

PW uses the quirky naming convention of planes just to avoid legal issues and to make the game cheap while maintaining the quality of the AAA game. Ofc, it's still has minuses here and there, so what's the point of overpricing PW? If you want to pay more to the developers, just donate with your wallet. Simple as that. I won't be betting on my wallet unless it's my favorite game in the list.

[Chimera]

Surely my countryman is joking, but this game is on par with AC 7 (only lacking a post mission replay mode).

[Capt.Brazil]

Originally posted by Chimera:

Surely my countryman is joking, but this game is on par with AC 7 (only lacking a post mission replay mode).

Clever girl. I only meant to start a discussion about it and see people's thoughts. Doubling the price would be a terrible idea in other regional markets (like Brazil) where people already struggle to pay for games legitimately.

[Chibbity]

Originally posted by Capt.Brazil:

Clever girl. I only meant to start a discussion about it and see people's thoughts. Doubling the price would be a terrible idea in other regional markets (like Brazil) where people already struggle to pay for games legitimately.

Oh, so the rest of us should foot the bill for you? That's real nice lol.

[Ribcagerob]

Originally posted by Capt.Brazil:

The game is on par with Ace Combat 7 yet it is less than half the price of its competitor. We need to support the developer's future projects by giving them more money to work with.

I like agree with the intentions, but disagree on the idea that it should be done for a couple of simple reasons.

Its already out. The only thing raising the price is going to do is prevent more people from finding out about the game and then making the jump to actually buying it, thus lowering the potential fan base quite a bit, along with possibly hurting the income the developer could get. Its risky in other words, and then there is the next point.

If the developer were to raise the price post launch, "especially this far after release" it would look like a scummy cash grab move where as if it had STARTED at that price it would just be seen as business as usual. So there is backlash to worry about as well. Which would not only hurt potential earnings, but also split the fanbase and lower future income by quite a bit.

If you want the developer to have more money, spread the word, organize a campaign to spread the word about this game, "which would bring in more customers" or ask for a DLC priced at between 5-20 dollars/another game which could then be priced at 60 dollars with enough content to cause the current fans to eat it up, giving the developer more cash. These are the only good options i see for doing what you want.

[628]

Why not just donate as much as you want. This game is superior because it supports UW monitors and VR goggles with half the price of ASS CUMMBUTT 7

[ElSpannio]

Dont be such a pratt. What a moronic idea. The world doesnt work that way think about it. You cant just go and raise the price of a game months after it came out because we like it and want to support it no one would buy it . Also just because your privilaged arse can afford it it doesnt mean other people can.

[Necron Monolith ₿]

obviously you're not from Brazil.

[xxracer]

I don't think increasing prices at this point is fair since its already been released. But if they had released it at 60 bucks, I think I still would've purchased it for the VR mode alone.